16 SPOTTING ADVENTURES 



pink spots ; they are not so well shaped how- 

 ever, being long, narrow fish, in poor condition. 



Most of the land about Fox Harbour is the 

 property of Captain Packe, who kindly supplied 

 us with excellent mutton and beef for the 

 officers' and ship's company ; there are also 

 three or four settlers living there, sheep-farm- 

 ing some on their own account, and some in 

 Captain Packe's interests. 



The shooting here was very indifferent, but 

 the seining party had fine sport; they spread 

 the net across the entrance to a creek which 

 was well stocked with mullet. The creek being 

 a cut de sac hardly a fish escaped, and the result 

 of the first haul was about 500 mullet, averaging 

 from 1 Ib. to 10 Ibs. each, and some as much as 

 141bs., besides a quantity of small fry. 



Leaving Fox Harbour, November llth, we 

 steamed through Falkland Sound, but a gale 

 springing up obliged us to seek shelter under 

 the lee of Swan Island, where we anchored, to 

 wait the, turn of the tide. There are some 

 sheep on this island, which were landed by 



